Neuroscience
Mindfulness meditation trumps placebo in pain reduction
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have found new evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain more effectively than placebo.
Nov 11, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation found to relieve the stress of waiting for bad news
Popular music and clichés aren't the only evidence that the waiting is the hardest part. Research backs it up as well; waiting for potentially bad news can be at least as difficult as receiving the news.
Nov 29, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness program beneficial for chronic pain
(HealthDay)—A mindfulness program appears to be beneficial for patients with chronic pain, according to a study published in the April issue of Pain Medicine.
Apr 9, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Just 10 minutes of meditation helps anxious people have better focus
Just 10 minutes of daily mindful mediation can help prevent your mind from wandering and is particularly effective if you tend to have repetitive, anxious thoughts, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.
May 1, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The practice of meditation leaves marks in the brain
A new study conducted at IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, shows that the subjective feeling of well-being experienced by many people with the practice of meditation is correlated with specific changes in the brain. ...
Feb 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Compassion meditation reduces 'mind-wandering,' research shows
The practice of compassion meditation may be a powerful antidote to a drifting mind, new Stanford research shows.
Apr 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study suggests existence of meditation-induced near-death experiences
New research by the University of Derby into near-death experiences (NDEs) has shown that they can be induced through meditation, with wider implications for our understanding of the phenomena and our ability to examine what ...
Mar 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self
For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works. In the latest of these efforts, researchers ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Mindfulness meditation can reduce guilt, leading to unintended negative social consequences
Mindfulness meditation is a stress-management practice with ancient lineage that cultivates nonjudgmental awareness of the present moment, often by directing attention to the physical sensations of breathing. Initially inspired ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness meditation training alters how we process fearful memories
Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories. In a study that will appear in the November 1st print issue of Biological Psychiatry, a team led by Massachusetts ...
Oct 15, 2019
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